Happy Packer!

Getting Ready for Spring Break!

She's a much happier packer than her mommy! I have to start early so I don't forget anything important!!!

Do You Remember?

My kids are loving the old Schoolhouse Rock Videos on YouTube. I grew up with these! Do you remember "I'm Just A Bill", "Conjunction Junction" & "Lolly"??? I do!!! We're using them as short reviews after Grammar & History Lessons. C loves them too! Check 'em out! It's free :)
The boys are learning The Preamble to the Constitution. The Schoolhouse Rock version is really helping them memorize it to a tune. Fun!

I Learned Something Today....

You can be living in the "country", on 50 acres & it can still only take you 12 minutes to get to a Brookshires. I'm impressed.

My baby looking at my baby...

She starts out on my floor...
Then many stories are told on our bed.....

Feet are compared! Now, one more baby story, Mom!

She absolutely loves to look at her baby book & pictures of when she first joined our family.

I don't remember the boys ever caring about their lives "before us". She does.

She wants me to try to get her a picture of her in a tummy in Vietnam. She wants to know exactly how she came to be & how she came to be a part of our family. I now know it's true what they say about girls & adoption. At least in our family, it is proving to be true....the emotional aspect is greater, the questions are deeper & they come earlier....at least for my C.

The Newest Tae Kwon Do Green Belts!

....and their littlest supporter, too!

This Face Means Serious Business!

She takes her crafts very seriously!

Just so I can say "I did".....

....here's my post for the day: I'm tired. Busy, Busy Day! That's it!

Kris Kross will make ya....

....Jump! Jump!

Daddy Mac will make ya.... Jump! Jump!

Happy Presidents' Day!

Another beautiful day. No complaints here! We had Co-Op when most public schools were on holiday, but...oh, well! The kids had a great day & I only had 3 Kindergarten kiddos today, so it was an easy peasy day for me too. ;) Home to play outside & pick up the house from the weekend...Not anything Earth shattering....just a day in the life!

It's Bare-Feet Time!

How how I love these little blue toes!

Getting ready to leave to meet Grampie & Grandmama for lunch today.

Pretty is....

Look! There's something green on our deck!

Mid Flip!

A toddler's Heaven.

The view from my window this afternoon. Love.

My view from out back while picking up limbs. Equal Love.

Thoughts.

Something must be funny!

Spring is just around the corner. Today was officially the first ''bare-feet day'' of the year. We met my parents in town for a yummy lunch & visit, then a quick trip by the store....we were all ready to come home & play outside! We got all of our dead pansies out of the pots & got them ready for Spring plantings. Cleaned off the deck (tons of leaves & bird seeds!). Played in the sand & jumped on the trampoline. All. Day.! So pretty out today. I hope you had wonderful weather wherever you are too!

Saturday...How I Love Thee....

I do love Saturdays! Busy day today, but loads of family time which is really rare with my husband's schedule lately. You know what though? I didn't take any pictures...well, except on my phone. Maybe I'll try to post it here, if I can figure it out! It's just the kids hanging out at Red Lobster waiting for their lunch/dinner...whatever you call a meal at 3:00 in the afternoon!!! ( Nope! Couldn't figure it out! So, you get one of my favorite pics of C from last summer....looking forward to summer! Now that it's in the 70's here, I'm officially over winter.) J leaves for Phoenix tomorrow...single mom 'til Wednesday night alert! I'll try not to whine too much; no promises. ;)

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish!

This silly, crazy girl picked out a new fish yesterday....of course, it's blue! Her favorite color!!!

Another Two Bite the Dust!

...books that is! The boys got haircuts this morning after these pics were taken...thank goodness...they were looking pretty shaggy ;) We added a new member of the family today: A blue Beta fish. Caleigh picked it out. I wait 10 years to have a little girl & her favorite color is blue....go figure. Today was errand day: Dry Cleaners, Eye doctor, PetSmart, Haircuts, and a trip to McDonald's for the kids. I just cannot eat there! They like it, so about once a month, I'll surprise them with it. ICK!

I Need A Class!

I really should take some time for some photography lessons. I really love it, but many days, no matter how many pictures I take, I just don't like any of them! My camera's probably too fancy for me as I have no idea what most of the dials and settings mean. Maybe I could just read the manual....hmmmm...there's a thought! So, today, I just have me...trying to take a picture of me in my bedroom dresser mirror...it blurred me. Everything else is pretty clear. UGH! Help! Tomorrow...back to photographing cute kids; it's pretty hard to mess them up!

There's hope after all....

Caleigh Age 3 years & 4 months...watching her favorite show...Blue's Clues.

.....for long hair, that is! Could it be? Is it possible? The girl's hair is getting pretty darn long! It's taking For.E.Ver, but it's happening! So excited!

Cowgirl Up!

Me & Viv At Austin Ranch
My Valentine of 18 years & Me

We had a great time in Dallas at Austin Ranch! We danced the night away & had a blast catching up with friends & James' co-workers...

Valentine's Day parties at school today....my Valentine is still working (8pm) Yikes! May have to warm up his dinner!
Happy LOVE Day!

Here's a post...

Here's my lame post for today: Sorry I missed yesterday....in Dallas...sorry I'm not really posting tonight....been in Dallas...t.i.r.e.d. Good Night!

Me & My Boots...

....Tomorrow Night, Austin Ranch, Boot Scootin' Good Times Ahead!

Division Baby!

Caleigh is starting young....learning her division facts! LOL! She just has to "do her Math" while the boys are doing theirs...so she's "learning division" while we're learning equivalent fractions! I do love these little write & erase learning mats by Melissa & Doug! The boys use the heck out of them for speed drills. Getcha some!

Great Reading Weather!

Excited to have finished more books!

I know a lot of you have had kiddos home from school lately because of all of the strange snowy weather we've been having down south...so weird for East Texas for sure! Well, for us, it has proven to be great reading weather! The boys have been reading at least 1 chapter book a week, sometimes two. The book Blake chose for this week was a little below his reading level, but he really still likes the Magic Tree House Series and we'd never read #1 for some reason, so....we focused more on punctuation and emphasis of words, etc. Bryce chose Walter the Warlock; he loved it because it was super funny. Blake chose it for this week!

I know it seems that I have a lot of pics in the kitchen, but to tell the truth, we are in our kitchen a lot! Caleigh really loves to help, so yesterday I let her make the boys' sandwiches all by herself. She did a great job! Talking all the while.....